The Environmental Audit Committee is appointed by
the House of Commons to consider to what extent the policies and
programmes of government departments and non-departmental public
bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable
development; to audit their performance against such targets as
may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report
thereon to the House.

Current membership

Mr Tim Yeo MP (Conservative, South Suffolk)
(Chairman)

Gregory Barker MP (Conservative, Bexhill &
Battle)

Mr Martin Caton MP (Labour, Gower)

Colin Challen MP (Labour, Morley and Rothwell)

Mr David Chaytor MP (Labour, Bury North)

Martin Horwood MP (Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham)

Mr Nick Hurd MP (Conservative, Ruislip-Northwood)

Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP (Labour, Liverpool, Wavertree)

Mark Lazarowicz MP (Labour/Co-operative, Edinburgh
North and Leith)

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger MP (Conservative, Bridgewater)

Mr Shahid Malik MP (Labour, Dewsbury)

Mrs Linda Riordan MP (Labour, Halifax)

Mr Graham Stuart MP (Conservative, Beverley &
Holderness)

Jo Swinson MP (Liberal Democrat, East Dunbartonshire)

Dr Desmond Turner MP (Labour, Brighton, Kempton)

Joan Walley MP (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent North)

Powers

The constitution and powers are set out in House
of Commons Standing Orders, principally Standing Order No. 152A.
These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk

Publication

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including substantive press notices) are on
the Internet at: www.parliament.uk/eacom/

A list of Reports of the Committee from the current
Parliament is at the back of this volume.

All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk,
Environmental Audit Committee, Committee Office, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general inquiries is: 020 7219
6150; the Committee's e-mail address is: eacom@parliament.uk